Maybe the single issue isn’t taxes, health care, abortion, guns, or immigration. Maybe those are just the places where the deeper question gets tested: do we believe other people count?
I have been dating for a few years. When the people who vote for Trump get rejected and are surprised, I have to explain it is a mismatch in values. They value money or power more than they value people. That's where the disconnect has always been. Some people say politics shouldn't matter in romance, but it is a window to value system alignment. I am glad you said it to a wider audience.
I’ve been there too. Most of the women I’ve dated have been Republicans — though, to be fair, my batting average on conversions by the end of the relationship is pretty high.
Where I grew up, “Republican” was often just a thing you were. It was inherited more than examined, and for a long time I don’t think it automatically told you everything about a person’s values.
Post-Trump, though? I can’t imagine navigating that dating pool. Politics has become a much clearer window into what people are willing to excuse, what they prioritize, and ultimately how they see other people. At some point, that stops being “just politics” and starts being about whether your basic values line up.
I have been dating for a few years. When the people who vote for Trump get rejected and are surprised, I have to explain it is a mismatch in values. They value money or power more than they value people. That's where the disconnect has always been. Some people say politics shouldn't matter in romance, but it is a window to value system alignment. I am glad you said it to a wider audience.
I’ve been there too. Most of the women I’ve dated have been Republicans — though, to be fair, my batting average on conversions by the end of the relationship is pretty high.
Where I grew up, “Republican” was often just a thing you were. It was inherited more than examined, and for a long time I don’t think it automatically told you everything about a person’s values.
Post-Trump, though? I can’t imagine navigating that dating pool. Politics has become a much clearer window into what people are willing to excuse, what they prioritize, and ultimately how they see other people. At some point, that stops being “just politics” and starts being about whether your basic values line up.